Tag: Genna Rivieccio
“I Keep My Side of the Street Clean”—Not!: Taylor Swift’s Garbage (Not to Be Confused With Taylor Swift Is Garbage)
Like most things that the hoi polloi are expected to endure/“deal with,” celebrities and the otherwise wealthy are not. For someone of Taylor Swift’s caliber [Read More…]
A Tale of Two Parises: Lana’s and Taylor’s/(So-Called) Whites’ and Arabs’
The outskirts of Paris continue to burn in the wake of another grotesque (but sadly, not unfathomable) instance of police brutality. And this on the [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo Gets Emotionally Sucked Dry (Again) On “Vampire”
It’s no secret that Olivia Rodrigo is a Twilight fan. Shit, she even has an unreleased song called “Twilight,” with lyrics that go, “Don’t know [Read More…]
Madonna Is Immortal Regardless of Any Health Scares People Pounce On to Use Against Her
If there is any star on this Earth who serves as an exemplar of being damned if you do and damned if you don’t, it’s [Read More…]
In Praise of Silent Men: Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Shy Boy”
Despite barely a year passing since Carly Rae Jepsen released her sixth album, The Loneliest Time, the Canadian “pop savant” has spared the wait for [Read More…]
Odes to Willful Oblivion: Taylor Swift’s “Lavender Haze” and Miley Cyrus’ “Rose Colored Lenses”
Talk of being in the initial throes of an intense love (or, at least, an intense infatuation) is nothing new in terms of fodder for [Read More…]
“Barbie World”: Aqua Lives On Through Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice—But There Still Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Original “Barbie Girl”
From jet skiing through pink clouds to riding through an (especially) ersatz version of Beverly Hills, the latest collaboration from Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice [Read More…]
The Verve Wants Its Video Concept Back: Doja Cat’s “Attention”
Never mind that Miley Cyrus not too long ago declared, “I need attention” on a song (and live album) titled, what else, “Attention”—Doja Cat has [Read More…]
The Wonderful Bizarreness of Kesha’s “Only Love Can Save Us Now” Video
As Kesha continues on her Gag Order journey, the latest visual she’s provided fans with is one for the non-formulaic dance ditty known as “Only [Read More…]
Romy Builds On the Queer Musical Canon With “Loveher”
As far as songs about women loving women go, well, they’re pretty few and far between. Unless one wants to count queerbaiting singles like Katy [Read More…]
